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A review by hydrangeawitch
The Silence of Bones by June Hur
DNF-ed at around 60%
The Silence of Bones reads exactly like a Korean period drama on TV—it's just incredibly boring and predictable, doing the compelling concept of the novel great injustice. I really liked the cultural aspect of the novel, but the mix/usage of Korean vocabulary was annoyingly inconsistent and I kept wondering why the author chose to use one Korean term or title but not another. With this book the characters are its biggest issue. I really didn't connect with any of them and the narrator's voice felt odd to me throughout my entire reading experience.
Generally, The Silence of Bones isn't a bad book, but I just didn't have the drive to bother with the story as it was so predictable that I did't think I would miss anything.
The Silence of Bones reads exactly like a Korean period drama on TV—it's just incredibly boring and predictable, doing the compelling concept of the novel great injustice. I really liked the cultural aspect of the novel, but the mix/usage of Korean vocabulary was annoyingly inconsistent and I kept wondering why the author chose to use one Korean term or title but not another. With this book the characters are its biggest issue. I really didn't connect with any of them and the narrator's voice felt odd to me throughout my entire reading experience.
Generally, The Silence of Bones isn't a bad book, but I just didn't have the drive to bother with the story as it was so predictable that I did't think I would miss anything.